The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word STABS , but the solution may also be HEARS which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in LA Times).
Tries crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STABS | 26 % | 5 |
| TESTS | 26 % | 5 |
| ESSAYS | 14 % | 6 |
| TASTES | 12 % | 6 |
| HASAGO | 6 % | 6 |
| HASAGOAT | 5 % | 8 |
| ATTEMPTS | 3 % | 8 |
| BIDS | 2 % | 4 |
| HEARS | 2 % | 5 |
| ASSAYS | 2 % | 6 |
| ENDEAVORS | 2 % | 9 |
| HASA | 2 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tries
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- addresses
- aims
- aspires
- attempts
- comes
- deals
- decides
- endeavours
- essays
- focuses
- intends
- prosecutes
Crossword Answer definitions
STABS noun- An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.
- A wound made by stabbing.
- Pain inflicted on a person's feelings.
- An attempt.
- Criticism.
- A single staccato chord that adds dramatic impact to a composition.
- A bacterial culture made by inoculating a solid medium, such as gelatin, with the puncture of a needle or wire.
- To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a pointed tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.
- To thrust in a stabbing motion.
- To recklessly hit with the tip of a pointed object, such as a weapon or finger (often used with at).
- To cause a sharp, painful sensation (often used with at).
- To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander.
- To roughen a brick wall with a pick so as to hold plaster.
- To pierce folded sheets, near their back edges, for the passage of thread or wire.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result STABS
- Attempts
- Piercing pains
- Pokes at
- Wounds
- Tries
- Uses a fork on
- Makes a wild guess
- Wild guesses
- Wounds with a dagger
- Thrusting blows
More clues leading to the result TESTS
- True-false, et al.
- Written and oral
- It's OK to take these
- Trials
- Dry runs
- Medical screenings
- Midterm miseries
- Assessments of blood and IQ, e.g.
- Tries out
- They may make the grade
More clues leading to the result ESSAYS
- Persuasive prose pieces
- Newsmagazine fodder
- Parts of college applications
- Writings of Montaigne
- Blue-book pieces
- Makes an attempt at
- Bacon and Lamb creations
- Charles Lamb's output
- "When You Are Engulfed in Flames" pieces
- Some exam answers
More clues leading to the result TASTES
- Has a little
- Likes and dislikes
- Samples
- Preferences
- Altered "states"?
- Bites tentatively
- Has a bite of
- Sweet and sour, e.g.
- Sweet and sour
- Sips
More clues leading to the result HASAGO
- Tries
- Takes one's turn
- Attempts, with "at"
- Makes an attempt (at)
- Tries, with "at"
- Tries one's hand (at)
- Tries it
- Attempts it
More clues leading to the result HASAGOAT
More clues leading to the result ATTEMPTS
More clues leading to the result BIDS
- Auction actions
- Bridge maneuvers
- Auction action
- Amounts entered on eBay
- Bridge actions
- Contractors' proposals
- Political campaigns
- Tries
- Invitations
- E-Bay actions
More clues leading to the result HEARS
- Considers
- Picks up
- Presides over (a case)
- Listens to
- Picks up some waves
- Gets word
- Gets wind (of)
- Finds out, in a way
- Gets an earful
- Gets wind of
More clues leading to the result ASSAYS
- Examines
- Puts to the test
- Tests one's metal
- Weighs and measures
- Metallic tests
- Chemical analyses, as of metal content
- Tests one's metal?
- Runs a test on
- Analyzes
- Tests
More clues leading to the result ENDEAVORS
- Undertakings
- Industrious efforts
- Attempts
- Strives.
- Exerts effort.
- Takes a crack at
- Strives
- Essays
- Tries
- Concerted efforts